Carol L. Myers

Of Counsel

With more than 38 years of experience specializing in employee benefit law and four years of retirement plan administration and actuarial work before law school, Carol is a leading attorney in her field. She provides knowledgeable and creative solutions for challenging compliance, correction and design issues for large and medium-sized companies.

Carol is engaged in the full range of employee benefits law compliance and transaction issues including retirement plans, deferred compensation programs, employee stock ownership plans, stock options, and health and welfare benefits. She specializes in clarifying and correcting difficult operational errors in complex retirement and 401(k) plans. Carol speaks frequently on all aspects of employee benefits matters.

Ongoing advice and recommendations for operational and document compliance for large manufacturing companies with facilities throughout the nation and other countries that offer multiple retirement and benefit plan structures for different employee groups including separate plans for collective bargaining employees.

Design and implementation of combined 401(k) and cash balance plans for small professional practices.

Representation of public hospitals and cities in Florida with respect to retirement, nonqualified deferred compensation, and welfare plans for governmental employees.

Representation of tax-exempt hospitals in connection with 403(b) programs, retirement plans (qualified and nonqualified), and health and welfare plans.

Experience with the special deferred compensation rules that apply to tax-exempt entities affecting operation and design alternatives.

Representation of sellers and buyers in business acquisition or sale transactions with respect to the impact of the transaction on benefit plan design and operation, including review and recommendations for benefit related wording in transaction agreements and preparation of necessary plan documentation to reflect the transaction.

Experience in specialized wording relating to benefit programs that often appear in the documentation of financing and lending arrangements including affirmative representations, covenants, and events of default.